Live Webinar August 25, 2011 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Frank Luntz
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU Free

Frank Luntz is well known for working on all sides of political campaigns to work with managing language to persuade and create powerful call to actions. Most recently he has been featured on Stephen Colberts “The Colbert Report” to assist with the Colbert Superpac. (Making a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow)

In a world of virtual presentations, words matter more now than ever. Audiences can be won and lost over the first few words and phrases that we use.

Attend this interactive webinar to learn:

• Words that work and make your presentation sing
• Words that don’t work and drag your presentation down
• The power of visuals
• And more…

Join Dr. Frank Luntz, author of Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear, as he reveals the most powerful and resonant words and techniques based on thousands of surveys, focus groups and ad tests.

Frank also presents the whitepaper 9 Management Practices for Exceptional Webinars

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing Monitoring & Control

Knowledge Areas: 10 – Communications

• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 10.3 Distribute Information
• 10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• 10.5 Report Performance

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Words That Work: Virtual Presenting Mastered

Live Webinar August 24, 2011 – 12:00 pm EDT
Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 45 Min Webcast – Up to .75 PDU Free Category C PDUs

Many organizations use SharePoint to share information, but do not realize that it is also the perfect solution for collaborative project management. Out of the box, SharePoint 2010 has a feature set that can be used to mimic the project management structure required for projects of various types and sizes.

Whether you are using SharePoint Sites and Workspaces for project organization or creating informative reports and digital dashboards to keep stakeholders and sponsors informed, you can utilize this features-rich product to work more efficiently and increase project success. We will also show you how SharePoint can be easily enhanced and extended to manage work, single projects or across many projects.

Some project management solutions are quite expensive and complex, in just 45-minutes we’ll show you how to make SharePoint a practical project management solution for any organization.

Join Brightwork on Wednesday August 24th where Éamonn McGuinness (LinkedIn profile) will walk through a simple yet effective way to use SharePoint for Project Management. All attendees at this webinar will receive a copy of the slide deck and webinar recording

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Using SharePoint for Project Management

Live Webinar Tuesday, August 24, 2011 1:00 PM EDT
Presented by the Project Management Bookstore
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” – Robert Heinlein

Learn about the art of productive laziness with The Lazy Project Manager!

During this webinar, Peter Taylor will help you:

• Understand the definition of productive laziness and the science behind the theory
• Learn and apply the “productive lazy” approach to your projects (and life)
• Become twice as productive and still leave the office early!

In addition, Mr. Taylor will prompt the audience to consider three key project stages:

1. The ‘lazy’ project manager works very hard
2. The Project Manager is in a comfortable position, safe knowing the project is well under control
3. Project closure

Attendees should expect a specific focus on project closure as it can be executed much more effectivelywith minimal effort but significant added value for all ‘would be’ lazy project managers. Peter will also share some personal, real-life learning experiences that led to the creation of The Lazy Project Manager: How to be twice as productive and still leave the office early.

The Presenter:

Peter Taylor is a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in Project Management. His background is in project management across three major business areas over the last 26 years, MRP/ERP systems with various software houses and culminating in his current role with Infor, Business Intelligence (BI) with Cognos, and product lifecycle management (PLM) with Siemens. He has spent the last 7 years leading PMOs and developing project managers and is now focusing on project based services development with Infor.

Peter is also an accomplished communicator and leader and is a professional speaker as well as the author ofThe Lazy Project Manager: How to be twice as productive and still leave the office early (Infinite Ideas) and ‘Leading Successful Pmos: How to Build the Best Project Management Office for Your Business‘ (Gower) to be released November 11 2011.

Check out his terrific website at www.thelazyprojectmanager.com – and listen to his free podcasts in iTunes.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for The Art of Productive Laziness

Artículo / Ejercicio : Gestión de Interesados
Artículo deCinco Páginas con Ejercicios Por: Susanne Madsen
PDUs de CategoríaC 0.5 (artículo) a 2 (siga el ejercicio con su proyecto)

“Para que ustedy su projecto sean exitosos, necesita el soporte de tantos interesados como sea posible. Usted necesita su compromiso para el progreso efectivo del proyecto.” – @Susanne Madsen

Susanne provee un ejercicio de cuatro pasos para ayudarle a descubrir “quiénes son sus interesados, qué tan influyentey de apoyo es cada uno de ellos y qué puede usted hacer para optimizar la forma en que interactúa con ellos”.

Guíade Aprendizaje de Categoría C para esta actividad: Seleccione un proyecto en el queesté trabajando y vaya a través de este ejercicio para crear una relación fuerte y digna de confianza con todos sus interesados clave.

Grupos de Procesos: Iniciación y Ejecución

Áreas de Conocimiento: 10 – Comunicación ( Referencia PMBOK )

• 10.1 Identificar a los Interesados
• 10.2 Planificar las Comunicaciones
• 10.4 Gestionar las Expectativas de los Interesados

Presentador: Susanne Madsen (LinkedIn) es una directora de proyectos, mentor y coachsolicitada, con más de 15 años de experienciagestionandoe implementando grandes programas de Gestión del Cambio. Una practicante de PRINCE2 y una coach corporativa y ejecutiva calificada, trabaja como Director de Programas para una de las instituciones financieras más grandes del mundo.

Susanne está dedicada a ayudar a las organizaciones a entregar mejores programas de Gestión del Cambio y es apasionada acerca del Coaching y tutoría de Directores de Proyectos, para mejorar sus capacidades de liderazgo, rendimiento y bienestar.

Aquí en pduOTD.com estamos esperando la aventuramás nueva de Susanne. Amamos el estilo de escritura/tutoría de Susanne, y sabemos que otros lo harán. Ella actualmente está escribiendo un libro práctivo lleno de tips, herramientas y técnicas para todoslos que quieran hacerse coaching a sí mismos y a otros para llegar a ser Directores de Proyecto y Líderes altamente valorados y verdaderamente exitosos. ¡Así se hace Susanne! – EdmontonPM

Como una Actividad de Aprendizaje Autodirigido de Categoría C (‘Self Directed Learning Activity’), recuerde documentar su experiencia de aprendizaje y su relación con la gestión de proyectos, para su Carpeta de Seguimiento de Auditoría de PDUs (‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’).

Clic aquí para acceder al artículo / ejerciciosobre Gestión de Interesados.

¡Artículos geniales! Clic aquípara ir al sitio web de Susanne Madsen (Sitio Inglés)

Live Webinar August 25, 2011 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: PowerSteering Software
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU Free

Because you’re a project & program management executive, we suspect you’re extremely busy chasing down status updates, compiling reports, and working tirelessly to drum up management support and organizational adoption.

Out of respect for your hectic schedule PowerSteering Software advises you NOT to attend our upcoming webcast if ALL of the following apply to you:

• Your portfolio is completely aligned with corporate strategy and only includes projects that impact business results.
• You track portfolio level benefits using financial metrics validated by your CFO.
• You routinely measure line of business contribution to the organization’s key performance indicators.
• Your governance process supports periodic reviews to re-balance and reprioritize the portfolio.
• Your PPM software is well adopted by project managers because they aren’t overburdened with timesheet tracking.

However, in case this doesn’t reflect your PMO/PPM reality, you may want to consider joining this insightful webcast.

We’ll show you how to create a top-down framework to establish portfolio management objectives, measure progress against those objectives and respond to the inevitable shifts in budget, priority and strategy. You may even come away convinced that a business-driven approach to PPM makes sense for your organization. That is, if you’re not too busy to attend!

Presenter: Susan Go (LinkedIn profile), Business PPM Consultant, PowerSteering Software

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Achieving Better PPM Results with a Business-Driven Approach

Live Webinar – August 30, 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:30 pm GMT Summer Time (London)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:30 pm Egypt Time (Cairo)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:30 pm Arabian Time (Abu Dhabi, Muscat)

In this first module in a series of four one hour webinars, Michelle will discuss the increasing importance of personal and inter-personal skills for IT professionals.

Participants will be provided with an overview of selected communication models and concepts designed to improve personal effectiveness.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• The cost of ineffective communication
• Common communication challenges
• Increasing your clarity
• A framework for developing influential communications

Click to register for The Communication Factor – Leadership and Business Skills for IT Professionals